Pippi Longstocking (1969 TV series)

Pippi Longstocking (Swedish: Pippi Långstrump) is a Swedish TV series based on Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking children's books. The show ran for thirteen episodes, the first episode being broadcast 8 February 1969 on Sveriges Television.

Pippi Longstocking
TV Series (1969) DVD cover
Written byAstrid Lindgren
Olle Hellbom
Directed byOlle Hellbom
StarringInger Nilsson
Maria Persson
Pär Sundberg
Theme music composerJan Johansson
Opening themeHere Comes Pippi Longstocking
ComposerGeorg Riedel
Country of originSweden
Germany
Original languageSwedish
No. of episodes13
Production
ProducerOlle Nordemar
CinematographyKalle Bergholm
EditorJan Persson
Running time27 minutes
Production companiesNord Art
Sveriges Radio
DistributorWarner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original networkSveriges Television
Original release8 February (1969-02-08) –
3 May 1969 (1969-05-03)

The series' theme song, "Here Comes Pippi Longstocking" ("Här Kommer Pippi Långstrump") was composed by Jan Johansson (in one of his last works, before his death a year before the series aired), with lyrics by Astrid Lindgren. The song was sung by series star Inger Nilsson.[1]

English-language film version

The Swedish series was re-edited as two dubbed feature films for distribution in the United States. They became weekend television staples in several cities in America throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Additionally, the two feature film spin-offs from 1970, which featured the same cast and crew, were also dubbed in English for USA distribution.

The re-edited TV-series feature films are:

The feature film spin-offs are:

The first six uncut episodes of the original series, newly-dubbed in English using British actors, and remastered from new film prints became available on DVD in 2002 by Hen's Tooth Video and Junior.TV GmbH & Co. KG.

Location

The Swedish town where the show is set is Visby[2] in Gotland, the largest island in the Baltic Sea and the location of Villa Villekulla.

Episodes
  1. "Pippi flyttar in i Villa Villekulla"
  2. "Pippi går i affärer"
  3. "Pippi är sakletare och går på kalas"
  4. "Pippi ordnar en utflykt"
  5. "Pippi får besök av tjuvar"
  6. "Pippi går på tivoli"
  7. "Pippi i den första snön"
  8. "Pippis jul"
  9. "Pippi hittar en spunk"
  10. "Pippis ballongfärd"
  11. "Pippi är skeppsbruten"
  12. "Pippi håller avskedskalas"
  13. "Pippi går ombord"

Cast
12-year-old Inger Nilsson as Pippi Longstocking at a 1972 performance in Amsterdam. This is a few years after she starred in the television series.

References
  1. http://www.astridlindgren.com/en/verken/sangerna/pippi-longstocking
  2. Filming locations for "Pippi Långstrump"
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